‘I’m Bigger Than Him’- Man City Star Aims Brutal Dig at Real Madrid’s Vinicius

‘I’m Bigger Than Him’- Man City Star Aims Brutal Dig at Real Madrid’s Vinicius

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at May 18, 2023 at 11:46 AM
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  • Kyle Walker has aimed a vicious dig at Vinicius Jnr while assessing the Real Madrid star's performance
  • The Manchester City defender kept the Brazilian at bay during their Champions League second-leg clash
  • The Citizens defeated Los Blancos 5-1 on aggregate to progress to the finals of the European competition

Kyle Walker is laughing the last laugh after Manchester City qualified for the Champions League final, thanks to an emphatic victory over Real Madrid.

The England right-back was instrumental in keeping Real Madrid’s key attacker, Vinicius Junior at bay all through the second-leg encounter as City would go on to win 4-0 on the night.

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Kyle Walker insists Real Madrid had no plan B when Vinicius Junior is stopped. Photo by James Gill
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According to Madrid Universal, Walker paid his respect to Vinicius after the semi-final encounter but not without aiming a slight dig at the Brazilian, regarding who the better player is.

“You have to be arrogant. You have to be like attackers. I’m very confident in my speed and going one-on-one. I’m bigger than him, and I thought I could use my physical advantage. He’s a fantastic player, but I have to use my strengths. I made it as difficult for him as I could.”

Vini failed to muster a single shot on target against Man City as Real Madrid failed in their quest to defend the Champions League title they won last season.

Vinicius laments Madrid’s UCL loss

Meanwhile, Vinicius Junior has blamed Real Madrid’s ouster from the Champions League on failure to listen to the coach’s instructions in their loss to Man City, Daily Post reports.

Real Madrid were pummelled 4-0 by the Citizens thanks to a brace from Bernardo Silva and two second-half goals from Eder Militao and Julian Alvarez.

Vinicius scored Real Madrid’s lone goal against Man City in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium but was kept quiet by the English defence in the second leg.

Vinicius and Ancelotti's UCL disagreement

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti and Vini's clash after they conceded the first goal against Manchester City.

The Brazilian forward gestured with his arm and pointed to the goal, as if he were telling his manager what went wrong in the preceding play.

Real Madrid will want to forget that night quickly, as they were dominated and embarrassed by City in front of a packed Etihad Stadium.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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